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Stories We Tell Our People: Asian Cinema, Cultures, Values and More

Jacob Srampickal, Leela Joseph (eds.)

New Delhi: OCIC Asia (2000), 167 pp.

"This collection, sponsored by the Asian office of the International Catholic Organization for Cinema (OCIC), provides an overview for the study of cinema in Asia. It consists of articles, more or less arranged in concentric circles, addressing cinema in general, Asian cinema, and the cinema of part ... icular countries. Authors include film critics, scholars, and film makers. The first and most general section asks how the cinema teaches values, examining the process of the construction of meaning. Jacob Srampickal, one of the volume's editors, sees the cinema as a mirror of social values while Peter Malone, the international president of OCIC and a film critic from Australia, examines the hopes and failures of cinema in teaching family values. He highlights in particular questions of patriarchy, commitment, cohabitation, separation and divorce, single parenting, careerism, rebellion, peer pressure, and sexual abuse as they appear in films. Virgilio Fantuzzi, a Rome-based film educator, provides a theoretical piece on transcendence in film and introduces a number of film makers known for their transcendental style. Jose Palakeel, the dean of studies at Ruhalaya in Central India, argues that audiovisual expression is particularly apt for the construction of meanings and values. Rooting his analysis in Jungian psychology, he notes that the individual constructs meaning and values through association of images, feelings, relationships, and intuitions. The section also includes Pope John Paul II's World Communication Day message of 1995, the centenary of the cinema. Because of its general character, this first section proves less helpful than the others in the book. Several of the writers correctly remark that their topics need more space for development. They do, however, raise key issues, particularly regarding the mechanisms through which cinema influences culture and society. The second section, on Asian cinema, returns to these themes. Gaston Roberge, the founder of Chitrabani in Calcutta, specifically investigates the film as a cultural object and tries to identify how people interact with it in the context of Asian cultures and values. Aruna Vasudev, the editor of Cinemaya, an Asian cinema magazine, argues that even in the face of Hollywood blockbusters an Asian cinema has emerged with an emphasis on "the continuity of certain traditions--the family, the community, honour, emotionalism" (p. 52). He illustrates these themes and concerns with examples of film from Taiwan, the Philippines, Korea, Japan, India, and Iran. The Sri Lankan film critic Tissa Abeyasekara raises a challenge to this view, acknowledging that, while there is cinema in Asia, it may not have developed a specifically Asian aesthetic or idiom. Noting cultural differences across Asia, he admits that Asian cinema does share at least two common elements--a lack of support for the medium and a lack of integration with the rich traditions of the plastic arts across the region. The book's third section, consisting of examples and studies from the various countries of Asia, proves the richest by far, particularly for a reader less familiar with Asian cinema. Satish Bahadur, a retired member of the Film and Television Institute of India, contributes a study of the cultural and historical factors that have shaped cinema in India, discussing themes, directors, styles, and audiences. For example, Indian life has made cinema an urban phenomenon, but one rooted in the culture of the village, with city dwellers still clinging to village values. This juxtaposition also helps to explain the side-by-side existence of the Bollywood film and the socially conscious film. Roberge adds another essay here that explores some specific films and their relationship to the Indian family. Rounding out the examination of India is Manjunath Pendakur, a professor of international communication at Northwestern University (USA). His essay on Indian documentary film traces the rise of an independent film industry, competing with official government documentary production. The cinema of other Asian countries receives briefer treatment. Tadao Sato, a Japanese film critic, penetratingly explores Japanese cinema by asking whether there is something "typically Japanese." His historical overview explains the rise of certain themes and approaches to acting and film making while relating these to the history of Japan in the twentieth century. Lawrence Saldanha, a film educator in Pakistan, surveys a young Pakistani industry, noting its mixed fortunes in the face of shifting government regulation. Nicasio Cruz, a film critic, traces the rise in Filipino cinema of the action spectacle and the teen heart-throb movie. Both connect to the immense popularity (and political success) of movie stars in Filipino culture. James Reuter, a film educator on the staff of the Catholic Church communication office, asks whether there is place for God in the midst of such spectacle and vulgar romance films. Finally, William Biernatzki, the editor of Communication Research Trends, and Taewon Suh, a university lecturer, provide an overview of cinema in the Republic of Korea. They look both at the state of the industry (affected by government quotas, censorship, and the threat of piracy) and at the development of a Korean aesthetic. The editors close the volume with reprinted "testimonies" from two great Indian directors: Satyajit Ray ("Why Do I Make Films?") and Shyam Benegal ("Values Are of Primary Importance to Me")." (https://www.thefreelibrary.com) more

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Catholics in the Cinema: A Strange History of Belief and Passion. Beginnings, 1895-1935

Robert Molhant

Brussels: International Catholic Organization for Cinema and Audiovisual (OCIC) (2000), 45 pp.

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Restructuring the Book Sector: The example of Mongolia

Pernille Askerud

Paris; Ulaanbaatar: UNESCO; MFOS Centre for Scientific & Technological Information (2000), 55 pp.

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Chichapolitik: La prensa con Fujimori en las elecciones generales 2000 en el Perú

Jacqueline Fowks

Lima: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2000), 239 pp.

"En este trabajo han sido señalados aspectos puntuales que muestran el deterioro de la posición de los medios de comunicación frente a las esferas de decisión política ligadas al oficialismo [gubernamental]. La posibilidad de informar pluralmente es viable cuando las condiciones económicas, ju ... more

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Investigación sobre comunicación en Latinoamérica: Inicio, trascendencia y proyección

Luis Ramiro Beltrán Salmón

La Paz: Plural Editores (2000), 337 pp.

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Financing Textbooks and Teacher Training Materials

Adelino Jaime da Cruz, Theophilus Ayodele George, Firmin Zaddy Gnahore et al.

Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (2000), viii, 120 pp.

"Through four case studies, this book examines some of the key issues in funding provision of textbooks and training materials in Africa. The case studies, contributed by experts in textbook production and distribution, offer individual country perspectives from The Gambia, Lesotho, Mozambique and C ... more

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Successful Newspaper Advertising: Building Financial Independence Through Ad Revenue

Chris Braithwaite, Amy Webb

Washington, DC: International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) (2000), 37 pp.

"The advice that follows comes from 25 years of experience in newspaper publishing, rather than from the academy. In fairness, the reader needs to know a bit about this experience, to test its relevance against his or her own circumstances. I founded the Chronicle in 1974 in a village of 1,000 peopl ... e in a county at the north end of one of America’s northern states, Vermont. The county has about 27,000 residents. By the standards of the United States it is not well off. It is bordered on the east by the last traces of the Appalachian Mountains, a worn old chain that continues down into America’s deep south, bearing pockets of rural poverty all along the way. The Chronicle is a weekly community paper with a paid circulation of about 8,000. An issue published a few years back in February, our slowest month of the year, consisted of 76 tabloid pages, of which 56 percent was advertising [...] A very different and much briefer experience I bring to this chapter is the time I spent in the countries of former Yugoslavia, from November 1997 through September 1998 as a Knight International Journalism Fellow. I talked with and attempted to offer helpful suggestions to the publishers of several independent newspapers scattered across Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. What I mostly learned, of course, is that these publishers faced problems I had never encountered in my 35 years in the business, and devotedly hope I never will. But I was able to make a few general observations. These were courageous individuals; dedicated and experienced journalists. Most of them were going broke because they couldn’t sell enough advertising to pay the bills [...] Community newspapers have held their audience and advertisers better than most because they are intensely local, and some larger papers are trying to mimic that model (going “hyper-local”). Regardless, most newspapers can exploit online platforms as extensions of their printed editions. What follows is written in the hopeful belief that if publishers in emerging democracies embrace this role, and carry it to their potential advertisers, one small business at a time, they will have a fighting chance to construct a press which will be truly independent of the immense economic and political forces that attempt to control events across their nations, and across the world." (Introduction, pages 4-6) more

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Armenia: Fondo para la Reconstrucción y el Desarrollo Social de Eje Cafeterio (Forec) (2000), 62 pp.

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Women and Activism: ZIBF Women Writers. Conference 1999

Harare: Zimbabwe Women Writers (2000), 160 pp.

"A collection of twenty-four papers and discussions from a conference on women writers that took place during the Zimbabwe International Book Fair in 1999. It includes papers by a variety of voices of women from around the world, including major African women writers. A series of country reports inc ... more

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La televisión: El espejo del reino

Enrique Lynch

Barcelona: De Bolsillo (2000), 156 pp.

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Foundation of Broadcasting: A Handbook for Nigerian Students

Babatunde Folarin

Old Bodija Estate, Ibadan: Atlantis Books; Seceprint Nigeria (2000), 131 pp.

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Textbooks for Developing Economies: Why Projects Fail?

Pernille Askerud

Budapest: Center for Publishing Development (2000), 7 pp.

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Thesaurus of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: Terminology and Potential Violations

Stephen A. Hansen

Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2000), 282 pp.

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Review of National Book Policy in Moldova: From Book Crisis to National Book Policy in Moldova. Current Situation and Prospects

Jean Richard

Strasbourg: Council of Europe, DG IV: Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Environment. Cultural Policy and Action Department (2000), [14 pp.]

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Karin Bräuer (ed.)

Hamburg: Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW) (2000), 208 pp.

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African Broadcast Cultures: Radio in Transition
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Richard Fardon, Graham Furniss (eds.)

Oxford: James Currey Publishers (2000), xvi, 256 pp.

"Radio has played a pivotal role in situations of conflict, crisis, change and development on the African continent. Local radio stations are as important as international broadcasters being both the barometers and agents of change. This text examines African radio broadcast cultures." (Publisher de ... more

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Books for Schools: Improving Access to Supplementary Reading Materials in Africa

Diana Rosenberg (ed.)

London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (2000), xii, 200 pp.

"The aim of this study was to examine some of the models through which the school population in Africa gain access to supplementary reading material, and to reach some conclusions which methods work best, and in which circumstances, and to recommend strategies that are affordable and sustainable. Gi ... more

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Dictionary of Printing and Publishing

Michael Barnard, John Peacock

Leatherhead: Pira International, 2nd ed. (2000), 216 pp.

"In this new edition we have tried, as before, to bear in mind two classes of user: the newcomer to the trade who needs help with traditional terms and the experienced printer or publisher who must attempt to keep up with new technical terminology, often originating in the computer industry. Hence w ... more

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Film verstehen: Kunst, Technik, Sprache, Geschichte und Theorie des Films und der neuen Medien

James Monaco

Reinbek: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, überarb. und erw. Neuausg. (2000), 699 pp.

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Democracy Assistance and NGO Strategies in Post-Communist Societies

Sarah E. Mendelson, John K. Glenn

Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Democracy and Rule of Law Project (2000), 75 pp.

"Covers experiences of political parties and elections support, media assistance, support to women's and environment advocacy groups and reduction of ethnic conflict in Eastern Europe." (commbox)

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